Check or coin control apparatus



C. C. SHIGLEY. CHECK 0R COIN CONTROL APPARATUS. APPLICATION man NOV. 26. 1911.

1,3 10,549. Patented July 22, 1919.

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CHECK on COIN CoN'rnoLAr rAnArUs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Original application filed November 10, 1916, Serial No. 130,626. Divided and this application filed November 26, 1917. Serial No. 203,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUs C.-SHICLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids,l\/[ichigan,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check or Coin Control Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in check or coin controlled apparatus. This application is a division of application Serial No. 130,626, filed November 10, 1916.

The objects of this invention are: 1

First, to provide check controlled means by which a motor is automatically started by the insertion of a check, and stopped after the apparatus driven by the motor performs a certain cycle of'operations.

Second, to provide an apparatus of the character described so constructed. that a plurality of checks may be inserted in the check chute at one time, the checks being passed through the control apparatus one at a time, .so that the driven apparatus performs a complete cycle for each of the checks. 7

Further objects, and objects relating to details of construction and operation, will defi nitely appear from the detailed description. to follow. v

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out inthe'claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure I is a detail front elevationof my improved check controlled apparatus shown in connection'with certain portions of the phonograph described and laimed in my 7 application above referred to.

. ig. II; is an enlargeddetail frontelevation with the cover plate of the check chute removed.

Fig. III is a transverse section of Fig. II.

. Fig. IV is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Figs. I'I'andIII.

In the drawings similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. t

For the purpose of making the operation of my improved check controlled apparatus clear, I have illustrated it in connection with the phonograph described and claimed in my co-pending application above referred to, only those portions of the phonograph structure bemgillustrated which are deemed necessary fora clear understanding of my present invention.

Referring to the drawing, the reference character 1 indicates a motor which is connected with the drive wheel 2 by the'belt 3. This drive wheel-2 has frictional engagement with the mandrel 3' mounted upon the shaft .4, whereby the shaft is rotated. Secured to the front end of the shaft 4 is a friction drive wheel 5 that engages with the periphery of the control wheel 6. The mandrel and friction drive wheel 5 are mounted upon a carriage 7 which, at certain times during the operation of the phonograph is moved so as to bring the friction drive Wheel 5 into driving relation with the control wheel 6, thereby rotating the latter and controlling certain operations of the phonograph and likewise of the check controlled apparatus about to be described.

This apparatus comprises a supporting block 8 of insulating material having a check chute formed in the front face thereof. This chute is preferably, provided with a glass face platelO, which permits the operator to see the check as it descends into actuating position.

' Situated intermediate the ends of the chute 9 is a pair of contact members 11 and '12 respectively. The first contact member is rigidly secured by means of the binding post 13. The contact member 12 is pivotally mounted to oscillate upon the front end of the binding post 14.

- A pin 15 secured in the block 8 projects through an opening 16, having a diameter larger than that of the pin, andthereby limits the movement in either direction of the contact member 12. The contact member 11 has vertically spaced check supporting projections or contact points 17 and 18, and the contact member 12 is provided with similar check supporting points 19 and 20..

' Contact member 12 is actuated from the control wheel. To accomplish this I provide a rock shaft 21 having an arm 22 thereon connected by the spring 23 to the Contact member 12, the spring being provided with a pair of arms 24: and 25, the arm 24 being connected to the insulating block 26 and the arm 25. to the Contact member. This spring and its arms are so disposed that they swing past a dead center as the arm 22 is swung, thereby serving to hold the contact member 12 yieldingly in either position, and actuating it with a snap-like action. A stop 27 is provided for the arm 22.

The rock shaft 21 is actuated from the control wheel, the rock shaft being provided withan arm 28 connected to the wrist .pin 29 on the control wheel by the link 30, so that the check contacts are controlled by the movementof the control wheel.

The operation of the structure thus far described will now be explained: When the check C, which isordinarily a coin, drops into the check chute 9, it is arrested by the checlcsupporting projections 17 and 19, the contact member 12 being .in the position showniin sfull lines in Fig. II. Thecircuit to the motor-is thereby closed,-the current flowing through thecheck G from one contact member to the other, and the motor starts, thereby rotating the drive wheel 2 This, as is. described in detail in my said application, drives the mandrel and also the carriage to advance and also retract the same. .On the return of the carriage the friction wheel 5 engages and rotates the control .wheel.

The control wheel rotates in the directionof the arrow ,in Fig. I. Owing to the downward movement of the wristpin 29, the arm 22 is gradually urged upward through the rock shaft 21, arm '28 and link 30, thereby placing the spring 23 under ten sion until its.dead center is reached, when the contact member 12 is suddenly snapped into =,t1 1 e :position indicated in dotted outlineinFig. II. Thispermitsthecheck C-to drop to the position shown in dotted outline in Fig. II, in which position it is .arrestedby the check supporting projections 18 and 20. Further movement of thevcontrol wheelcarrieslthe wrist pin 29 from its lowermost position to .the position indicated in Fig. I. The arm 22 is gradually moved downward again, placing the spring 23 under tension until the dead center is passed, when the contact member 12 is suddenly snapped to the positionshown in full lines in Fig. II, thereby discharging the check downwardly through the chute. In case there are a pluralityof checks in thechute, theonenext tothe lowermost check, or the one which has just been discharged, will be arrested by the check supporting projections 17 and 19 and the operation of the driven apparatus will be repeated. This mode of operation will continue as long as there arechecks above the contact members lland 12.

To shorten the length of time during which thecircuit is-broken while the check C .is dropping from the position shown in full lines ;to that shown in dotted lines, I

providethe binding post 31 with which the vbindingposts 13 and 14 is-completed. Inasmuch as the contact between the member 12 and the binding post 31 is made before the check C reaches the position indicated in dotted outline, it will be seen that the time during which the circuit is broken is shortenedbyjthe useof this short circuiting wire.

While I have illustrated and .described my invention in connection with a phonograph structure, it will be obvious .that it can be used in connection Withany motor driven apparatus-whlchitis deslredto start by the insertion of a .check or com and which is to bestoppedaftera definitecycle of operations. My invention is, ,therefore, not to ;be limited except ,by the scope of .the followingelaims.

Having thus describednny inventiomwhat I claim asnew and .desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V

1. ,In a structure of the class described, the combination with a check .chute, a contact memberqmounted at each side of said chutetoengage the edges of checks passing therethrough, one of said members being pivoted, said contact members each being provided with spaced check supportingproj ections, means for :limiting the ,movement ofsaid pivoted member, a rock-shaft provided with an arm, and a springcomprising a pair of arms, one of which is connected to said pivoted contact ,memberand the other to .said rock shaft so that on the swinging of the ,arm the spring is placed under=tension until its dead center is, reached, thereby securing a snap action for said contact member.

2. In a structure ,of ,the class described, the combination with a check chute, of a pivoted contact member adapted tosupport a checklin twopositions, an actuatingrock shaft,-an arm on saidrock shaft, a spring comprising a pairof arms, one of which connected to said pivoted. contact member and ,the other to said .rock ,shaft .so thation the swinging of thearm the spring is placed under tension until its dead center isreached thereby securing a snap action for saidcontact member, a. control wheel provided with a wrist pin, and an armon said rock shaft connectedtosaid wrist pinby a link whereby said rock shaft is actuated assaid control wheel is rotated to swing the contact member to its. second and return. it to its initial position on each revolution of the control wheel.

3..;In a structure of the class described,

the combination With acheck chute, of a pivoted contact member adapted to support a check in two positions, an actuating rock shaft, an arm on said rock shaft, a spring comprising a pair of arms, one of which is connected to said pivoted contact member and the other to said rock shaft so that on the swinging of the arm the spring is placed under tensionuntil its dead center is reached i 10 thereby securing a snap action for said contact member, and means for actuating said rock shaft.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two Witnesses.

CYRUS C. SHIGLEY. [1 s.]

Witnesses:

OLIN J. BAKER, CARL N. HEHL.

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